http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/496/regulation/59/2021-04-29The Myanmar (Sanctions) Regulations 2021texttext/xmlenSANCTIONSStatute Law Database2024-08-09Expert Participation2021-04-29 These Regulations are made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (c. 13) to establish a sanctions regime in relation to Myanmar for the purposes of: promoting the peace, stability and security of Myanmar; promoting respect for democracy, the rule of law and good governance in Myanmar; discouraging actions, policies or activities which repress the civilian population in Myanmar; and promoting compliance with international human rights law and respect for human rights in Myanmar. The Regulations revoke and replace the existing sanctions regime established by the Burma (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/136) (“the 2019 Regulations”). PART 7 Information and recordsPart 7: supplementary591A disclosure of information under regulation 58 (disclosure of information) does not breach any restriction on such disclosure imposed by statute or otherwise.2But nothing in that regulation authorises a disclosure that—acontravenes the data protection legislation, orbis prohibited by any of Parts 1 to 7 or Chapter 1 of Part 9 of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 .3Nothing in this Part is to be read as requiring a person who has acted or is acting as counsel or solicitor for any person to disclose any privileged information in their possession in that capacity.4Regulation 58 does not limit the circumstances in which information may be disclosed apart from that regulation.5Nothing in this Part limits any conditions which may be contained in a Treasury licence or a trade licence.6In this regulation—the data protection legislation” has the same meaning as in the Data Protection Act 2018 (see section 3 of that Act) ;privileged information” means information with respect to which a claim to legal professional privilege (in Scotland, to confidentiality of communications) could be maintained in legal proceedings.2016 c. 25. Amendments have been made by the Policing and Crime Act 2017, Schedule 9, paragraph 74; the Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12), Schedule 19, paragraphs 198-203; the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 (c. 3), Schedule 4, paragraph 33; the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018, section 59(4), Schedule 3, paragraph 7; the Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Act 2019 (c. 5), section 16; S.I. 2018/378; S.I. 2018/652; S.I. 2018/905; S.I. 2018/1123; S.I. 2019/419; S.I. 2019/742; S.I. 2019/939; and S.I. 2020/661. Saving provisions are made by S.I. 2017/859.2018 c. 12. There are amendments to this Act that are not relevant to these Regulations.Reg. 59 in force at 29.4.2021 at 5.00 p.m., see reg. 1(3)
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